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Chapter 1: What major political shifts are happening in the U.S.?
With a major shift in our politics underway in this country, 1A is drilling down on what's at stake for you and our democracy. In our weekly series, If You Can Keep It, we put these changes into focus and answer your questions about the impact of the Trump administration on the U.S. Join us every Monday for If You Can Keep It on the 1A podcast from NPR and WAMU.
Chapter 2: What did President Trump say about the economy?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. President Trump is trying to distance himself from bad economic reports as he marks 100 days in office. At a cabinet meeting today, Trump blamed the economy on his predecessor, former President Biden. NPR's Deepa Shivaram with more.
Chapter 3: How has consumer confidence changed since Trump took office?
In the months since Trump took office, consumer confidence in the economy has tumbled. The and the U.S. GDP has contracted. Trump started the meeting by saying it wasn't his fault.
Chapter 4: What are the implications of Trump's trade war with China?
Probably saw some numbers today. And I have to start off by saying that's Biden. That's not Trump, because we came in on January. These are quarterly numbers.
Trump also downplayed the looming effects of his trade war with China on the cost and availability of goods, saying that things like children's dolls might cost a couple dollars more. Trump's cabinet meeting went on for roughly two hours, which largely consisted of cabinet members complimenting the president on his work in the first 100 days of the administration.
Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, the White House.
Chapter 5: What recent developments occurred regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia?
Reporters were also in the room. One asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio if he'd been in touch with the government of El Salvador about returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man who was wrongfully deported due to, as the White House describes it, an administrative error.
Chapter 6: What is the case of Mohsen Madawi about?
Well, I would never tell you that. And you know who else I'll never tell? A judge. Because the conduct of our foreign policy belongs to the President of the United States and the executive branch, not some judge. So we will conduct foreign policy appropriately if we need to, but I'll never discuss it. And no one will ever make us disgusting because that's how foreign policy works.
Chapter 7: What message did Mohsen Madawi convey upon his release?
Meanwhile, a Columbia University student is out on bail and fighting deportation. Mohsen Madawi, a green card holder, was recently detained as he was in the process of finalizing his U.S. citizenship. NPR's Sergio Martinez-Peltran reports that today, a federal judge in Vermont ordered Madawi's release while the case is pending.
Madawi was one of the leaders of the protests at Columbia University against the war in Gaza. He has been accused by the Trump administration of undermining its effort to combat anti-Semitism and was arrested earlier this month by immigration agents after finalizing his naturalization interview in Vermont. Federal Judge Jeffrey Crawford said Monday Madawi's two-week detention, quote,
so far demonstrates great harm to a person who has been charged with no crime. So he ordered his immediate release. Madawi said his release sends a message that, quote, we the people will hold the Constitution accountable for the principles and values that we believe in. And he told the Trump administration he's not afraid of them because fear is replaced by love.
Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News.
President Trump says he's spoken with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and congratulated him on his election, saying Carney is, quote, could not have been nicer. He says Carney will, quote, come through the White House very shortly within the next week or sooner. The outcome of Canada's election was widely seen as a response to President Trump's tariff and sovereignty threats against Canada.
From Washington, this is NPR News. Florida's on the verge of banning fluoride from public drinking water. Governor Ron DeSantis is set to sign or veto the legislation after it won final approval in the state legislature yesterday. The only other state that's banned fluoride in public drinking water is Utah. The actions in line with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
's push against fluoride in tap water that he and others have said pose a public health risk. Many dentists and other public health officials dispute the claim. They argue fluoride replaces minerals lost during normal wear and tear and helps prevent cavities. Hollywood is getting ready for a new round of summer movies. NPR's Netta Ulubi reports there's a lot at stake for the film industry.
The summer season that starts this weekend usually accounts for around half of the year's box office revenue.
Nearly 50 movies are coming out in theaters this summer, and it feels like nearly all of them are part of massive franchises. Maybe we should make it quick. From Jurassic Park to a John Wick spinoff, from Mission Impossible to two Marvel movies, from Superman to the Smurfs.
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